CRASH Jewelry (Christi Schimpke)

Tonight’s guest has a background in art history, and began metal working when she discovered her passion for jewelry fabrication a few years ago. Today she makes sustainable uni-sex jewelry from the metal of luxury automobiles like  Aston Martin, Porsche, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini, Audi, Bentley, and more.

Christi Schimpke’s, vision for CRASH materialized when she was working in her garage studio. During breaks from work, she observed the gorgeous cars that arrived for repair and wondered what happened to the cast-off metal. After many months of experimentation, she discovered her own unique process of cutting, bending, and sanding the scrap metal, and CRASH Jewelry started to take shape. And she’s here with us tonight to tell us the rest of the story…

And joining us tonight, is co-host, Lauren Goodman, Supervising Producer of Media and Exhibitions from the Revs Institute! 

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00:00 Introduction to Break/Fix Podcast

00:27 Meet Christy Schimpke: From Art History to Metalworking

00:47 The Birth of Crash Jewelry

01:29 Christy's Journey into the Autosphere

03:54 Early Challenges and Successes

05:12 The Art and Technique of Crash Jewelry

07:47 Special Projects and Collaborations

16:34 Customer Stories and Personal Connections

23:19 Future Plans and Upcoming Events

25:27 Conclusion and How to Connect